However, the energy that powers mining isn’t going to ruin the planet. In fact, more mining could save it.

By incentivizing the mass usage of cheap, clean power, mining can stimulate the growth of a more sustainable and efficient energy-production infrastructure.

Satoshi Nakomoto’s first gift to society was disintermediating centralized banks and financial institutions.

Their second gift is incentivizing clean, sustainable energy production — which will help our planet stick around for a little bit longer.

An Upswing In Sustainability

Bitcoin mining, like all other economic activities, is subject to fundamental economic laws of supply and demand. As the price of energy goes down, the cost of production of bitcoin through mining increases, increasing supply. As interest in cryptocurrencies rises, entrants both old and new placing new demand in bitcoin increases its price. It stands to reason a decrease in production costs will correlate directly to increased usage.

Consider Moore’s law, named after Gordon Moore, co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel, which predicted innovations in computing that ultimately spurred the consumer electronics revolution as far back as 1965. Since then, the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit continues to double approximately every two years. The increased speed of these digital electronics resulted in technological and social change, productivity, and economic growth.

In addition, Swanson’s law observes that the price of solar photovoltaic modules — AKA solar panels — tends to drop by 20 percent when demand doubles. At present rates, costs halve about every 10 years.

And now, according to a new report from Bloomberg, “the cost of installing solar panels at big solar farms and on rooftops will drop 60% to an estimated average of around four cents per kilowatt hour by 2040.”

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As a result, it’s predicted that 15% of the world’s electricity will come from solar panels by that same year.

A Bounty on Clean Energy

Overall, wind and solar are now the cheapest forms of energy on the planet. Geothermal and hydroelectric are also becoming more popular — with the added bonus that users don’t need to deal with storage issues.

So how do these changes in our energy sector connect to cryptocurrency? Through mining: green energy is simply more cost effective. Cost effective equals lower energy production costs. And lower costs means more money.

We feel that the bitcoin revolution could ignite a surge of innovation in the clean energy field. But don’t take our word for it. As Bill Tai says in a Medium post:

“A virtuous cycle is beginning. The more electricity that is needed at scale, the clearer it is — that green is the best economic alternative. As such, the more likely it is that incremental energy production infrastructure that will be built going forward MUST be green to be competitive, and that these new sources of electricity will provide cheaper energy for all consumers across all uses.”

In fact, this shift is already happening.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, one miner moved their entire GPU farm across the U.S. because the hydroelectric power in the Pacific Northwest was cheaper. On the other side of the world, miners take advantage of the plentiful geothermal and hydraulic power of Iceland. Sure, these might not be the most exciting places to live — but the savings make up for that.

Mining Moving Forward

One issue with green energy is that it’s harder for storage batteries to hold. Extra energy typically dissipates or isn’t stored properly. Yet with bitcoin, that excess can go towards mining and building a larger energy infrastructure.

The timing is perfect, because the energy grid in the United States is pretty unstable at the moment. Large sections are taken down at once, and the entire system is hackable. Increased mining means that the grid will start to become less centralized — and therefore more stable.

In fact, decentralized energy communities already exist. In some areas, trash from overflowing landfills is being converted into power. That waste energy is supporting the community, and the excess goes into maintaining the worldwide financial ledger.

Essentially, those people are burning garbage to create money. Magic.

Well, what if a town is setting up solar panels? Do they start their own mining facility next door? Believe it or not, there’s an easy starting point. P2P energy production for solar is made possible with companies like Powerledger, which empowers consumers to trade electricity with each other.

The Sun Exchange is another option in Africa, which gives free energy installations for solar panels. Users can channel the excess energy into mining.

As these industries grow closer, more options will pop up — creating ample opportunity for individual entrepreneurs.

The Gift That Keeps On Giving

If the upward swing in green energy usage continues, we predict that coal and fossil fuels will become a thing of the past. Instead, global energy production infrastructure will be built for clean fuels. The reason isn’t just because it’s the right thing to do. In reality, it’s because they’re more cost effective — which is exactly what makes this change sustainable, and creates a compelling incentive to make the sometimes painful switch.

Since money talks, we believe that there will be massive growth in efficient energy production. It’s simply economics.

Want a future where the norm is clean energy?

Hop on the bitcoin bandwagon.

Shout to Timothy Lewis for coining the phrase, “Satoshi’s Second Gift”

Forbes sat down with DecentraNet’s Tiffany Madison to discuss her experience as a female cofounder in the blockchain space, where we’re headed, and why it’s more important than ever to have more women and inclusion when dealing with a technology with the potential to massively impact people’s lives — for the better.

“How can we get more women into blockchain?

1) Create new opportunities: As the blockchain industry is transitioning from its newborn phase into infancy, new opportunities are emerging for women. Until recently, most of the positions in this space targeted technologists, a niche underrepresented with women. While we still have work to do, more women are entering STEM and technology-related fields than ever. As the industry continues to grow, positions where women often shine become more in demand, especially operations, marketing, public relations, content development, and media. Further, over the next decade, many industries where women dominate will be disrupted by blockchain, creating a catalyst for their interest.

2) Offer a platform: I also think industry events are a very public way of demonstrating support for inclusion and diversity. Event organizers and leaders can play a very important role by continuing to foster an inclusive culture welcoming to all. At d10e, we specifically sought female moderators to mediate all-male panels. Our emcee, still to this day, is the very talented young woman, Naomi Brockwell, also known as Bitcoin Girl. The result was that more women leaders felt empowered by their roles as early adopters and thought leaders, and more inclined to speak at future events. When DecentraNet hosts events, we promote inclusion by seeking out as many talented and diverse presenters as possible.

3) Focus on cryptocurrency adoption first: In my experience, interest in cryptocurrency almost always leads to interest in the power of blockchain technologies. Estimates currently place that 5 to 7 percent of all cryptocurrency users are women, making the industry a highly male-dominated one.I think this will change in the next 5-10 years. As cryptocurrency investment platforms, including wallets and exchanges, continue to become less cumbersome and more user-friendly, many women that do not consider themselves technical, but financially savvy, are apt to become interested.”
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Congratulations to DecentraNet cofounderTiffany Madisonfor being recognized as one of 24 women in blockchain/crypto to follow — and thanks for being a leader both on the team and in the space!

“Tiffany Madison is a Partner of DecentraNet. DecentraNet is a full-scale blockchain consulting firm. She describes herself as a Strategist, Advisor, Communicator, Consultant, and Writer. Some of her clients include Nano Vision, DAOstack, and Loci among others. Her company recently hosted CryptoHQ at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Tiffany shares her cryptocurrency insights and DecentraNet news to her nearly 10,000 followers.”

“While the regulatory landscape remains uncertain, it is clear that there is a need for blockchain financial platforms that offer built-in accreditation and compliance services. By integrating ID DataWeb’s patented identity verification services into the core of the Securrency platform, companies conducting an ICO or offering tokenized investments can leverage a fully automated registration and compliance process that is in line with current securities regulations.” – Dan Doney, CEO of Securrency
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When cryptocurrency gets brought up in the news, there are typically only two aspects of the crypto market being taken into consideration:

Wow, would you look at this neat feature cryptocurrencies have! Isn’t that interesting?

Wait, cryptocurrencies can be used to make the illegal purchasing process easier? This is a disaster.

You get the idea. People in the mainstream tend to have a pretty basic understanding of how cryptocurrency works, and that’s to be expected. We shouldn’t be surprised that cryptocurrency ends up getting presented this way.

But it does bring up an interesting question: what can be accomplished with cryptocurrencies?

Don’t get me wrong, those of us within the blockchain community are fully aware of the laundry list of perks that come with a fully integrated crypto market.

I’m not just talking about “decentralization” or “fraud protection” in a vague sense. I want to explore how we can actually improve society in a meaningful way with cryptocurrencies.

And that’s why today, I’m going to take a look at 10 crypto companies that are gearing up to change the culture of traditional markets and improve society in the process.

Nano Vision

Nano Vision was formed as the solution to a problem that is as problematic as it is antiquated. The reality of research as we know it is that it’s trapped in a model that’s fundamentally broken.

While trying to drive scientific advancement, trillions of dollars end up being spent all around the world, with limited success.

To make matters worse, critical data ends up being siloed in individual institutions and governments globally. Nano Vision aims to change that by aggregating existing and real-time data from the world’s leading institutions. By using a global, decentralized blockchain economy, they can empower citizens and scientists to address the world’s greatest human health challenges.

DecentraNet

At its core, DecentraNet operates as a full-service blockchain advisory and consultancy, serving entrepreneurs with a full suite of done-for-you services, deep industry partnerships, access to capital, and community events.

DecentraNet hopes to use blockchain technology to enable newer, more efficient solutions to otherwise crippling global challenges. But what does that really mean? Well, they’re aiming to not only empower a single individual, but to create a culture that is capable of fully integrating the crypto markets into our current financial markets.

Loci

The easiest way to think of Loci is that it’s a platform designed to change the way the Intellectual Property (IP) industry functions. The unfortunate reality of the IP world is that claiming an idea as IP can be a terribly lengthy and expensive venture, with very little in the realm of payoff.

Loci aims to fix this problem by simplifying both the patent search process and utilizing unique visualizations to help further understand the vast landscape of ideas. By the time Loci is done with the IP industry, inventors will have a cheaper, faster method for claiming IP.

Securrency

As an investor, there’s a pretty common issue that you’ll run into: balancing your liquid assets and your illiquid assets. Traditionally, these markets are kept siloed, but Securrency is hoping to change that.

Securrency aims to be your go-to financial tool to make asset transfers easier than ever before, with access to a part bond, part currency, and part exchange traded fund share. This means that you’ll be able to instantly liquefy any of your assets, without having to pay for costly third-party services.

The BuildCoin Foundation

The BuildCoin Foundation was founded on a single principle: the idea that every human being deserves access to both affordable and reliable infrastructure to reach their highest potential in order to live their best life.

So, how does the BuildCoin Foundation help? By leading the charge when it comes to building a new foundation for global economic and human social advancement. The BuildCoin Foundation understands that investments in the development of quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure drive economic development. That’s why they created BuildCoin, a cryptocurrency that’s designed to help offer transparency, immutability, process integrity and disintermediation, all at lower costs and with faster transactions.

Fr8

While it may not seem glamorous to most people, the trucking industry is truly the backbone of American commerce. With 80% of all cargo transported overland by trucks, and more than $700B spent on overland logistics in the U.S in 2016, the market is undeniable. Unfortunately, it’s also very inefficient.

Fr8 exists as a set of decentralized applications designed to connect the freight industry’s fractured value chain by transparently connecting key stakeholders, removing high-cost arbitrage, increasing efficiencies, and re-aligning incentives. Just as important, by using blockchain technology, they’re able to mitigate the industry’s considerable environmental impact.

Constellation

At its core, Constellation is a horizontally scalable distributed operating system with smart contracts as microservices. Constellation offers a cryptocurrency with transactions faster than both Bitcoin and Ethereum by a factor of 1000. And with no transaction fees, more and more people will be able to take advantage of this cryptocurrency.

Dispatch

The Dispatch platform is actually relatively simple. With blockchain going mainstream, Dispatch Labs is building the architecture to get it there. Dispatch aims to create a platform that will disrupt a host of traditional industries. By enabling the development of secure, decentralized peer-to-peer applications.

Solid Opinion

The most interesting thing about SolidOpinion is their approach to being an engagement company. Their goal is to help users track, power, drive, and reward engagement. And yet their focus is on creating targeted, un-intrusive ads that drive engagement. And at the core of all this is a digital currency that offers transparency and efficiency to its users.

NuBits

NuBits might be one of the few digital currencies that’s stable enough and versatile enough for the mainstream financial markets. NuBits uses a 1-to-1 ratio with the US dollar, meaning that there’s no need to perform complex math at the point of sale. Plus with no vendors fees or customer chargebacks, it’s a great financial tool for vendors and merchants.

Which crypto company do you think is leading the charge when it comes to improving society? Comment below.

VANCOUVER, Jan. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atlas Cloud Enterprises Inc. (CSE:AKE) (XFRA:A49) (the “Company” or “Atlas Cloud”) an experienced IT service provider focussed on becoming the lowest cost producer in the blockchain and digital currency mining sector, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mathew McKibbin as Chief Blockchain Officer, and Mr. Timothy Lewis to the position of Chief Technology Officer.

Mr. McKibbin is the former cofounder and Chief Decentralization Officer at D10E, the world’s leading conference on decentralized technologies, philosophies and social organization. He serves as an advisor to Network Society Labs, Humaniq, Securrency, and Loci and has been involved in several early-stage blockchain start-ups, including Ubiquity, Trive.news, and TheSunExchange. Mr. McKibbin has been a blockchain evangelist since 2013 when he coordinated the DC Blockchain Meetup and was heavily involved in the BitAngels investment group. He went on to work with companies such as BitPay and Factom where he leveraged his growing network to educate the community regarding the potential of decentralized applications. He later went on to co-found Ubitquity, the world’s first blockchain-based title transfer company, while also cofounding D10e, the first and leading conference on decentralization. Along with his many advisory roles, he founded DecentraNet in 2017 as a consultancy to provide real world business experience and relevance for nascent blockchain entrepreneurs. Matt is a prolific and sought-after speaker as an expert on decentralization at leading conferences worldwide. He has been featured in dozens of media publications, including Bloomberg, Nasdaq, TechCrunch, CoinDesk, CoinTelegraph, Bitcoin Magazine, and more. Matt received his Bachelor’s of Arts in physics from West Virginia University and currently lives in Washington DC.

Mr. Lewis brings 20 years of corporate infrastructure/security/application design and development experience to Atlas. His core competencies include blockchain/trust-layer/security application development, data center, network, system, security, communications design, development, and deployment. He was previously engaged with system design, trade/data expedition and security for several banks/networks including Northern Trust for communication/security design and migration, and at NewEdge Group during pre-and post-merger efforts for design, security and communication networks. This project encompassed a global multi-asset brokerage formed in 2008 from the merger of Fimat and Calyon Financial, the brokerage arms of French financial companies Société Générale and Credit Agricole, respectively. He also worked with SpiderRock on systems and communication design consulting and automated strategy management platforms. Mr. Lewis began Bitcoin mining within a year of its inception. Commencing operations in 2010, he has earned a deep understanding and expertise in mixed-use mining operations and in driving change towards the next generation of staked mining protocols. He received his education in Computer Information Science at Ohio State University.

Company CEO, Fred Stearman notes, “I can’t stress enough how important an announcement this is for us today. Matt and Timothy bring an extraordinary set of complementary skills within their respective backgrounds in the world of Blockchain enterprise development. They also bring some of the widest and best-connected relationships across this fledgling industry I have ever seen. Needless to say, with so much of this entire sector as fertile ground for innovation, it’s a real pleasure to have what can best be described as ‘industry veterans’ as part of our executive leadership. With Matt’s visionary outlook and Timothy’s technical clarity and depth, we have made a quantum leap forward in our ability to meet our strategic goals and to build real shareholder value in this exciting new industry sector. We are rapidly moving to not only become the lowest-cost producer for digital currency mining, but also one of the most innovative.”

About Atlas Cloud Enterprises Inc.
Atlas Cloud Enterprises Inc. is a growth oriented, CSE-listed company focusing on the business of providing co-location and backup/redundancy IT, telecom equipment and cloud computing. Atlas Cloud will provide customers with secure power access, cooling and bandwidth to ensure co-located, back-up or Cloud systems have minimum risk of failure. Furthermore, Atlas is focussed on the blockchain sector and digital currency mining. Atlas Cloud aims to become the lowest-cost producer for digital currency mining and blockchain infrastructure. Atlas Cloud is acquiring a facility which, it intends to use for digital currency mining, in Electric City, WA which currently offers a dedicated energy source of 3.0 MW and is seeking to significantly expand its operations with the development of additional low-cost energy facilities.

The development of the Company’s business to digital currency mining has been deemed a fundamental change under the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange. As a result, the Company’s expansion of its business remains subject to the approval of the Company shareholders and the Exchange.

The CSE does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain information set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of the Company, including but not limited to, the future business operations of Atlas Cloud. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward- looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements contained in the news release are made as of the date of this news release, and the Company does not undertake any obligations to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities law.

Presentation to explore the future of decentralized governance

Austin, TX, January 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Decentranet has announced that its Co-Founder and Chief Decentralization Officer, Matthew McKibbin, will present at CryptoHQ, a blockchain content series in Davos, Switzerland between January 22-27th, 2018. The event, which though unaffiliated, coincides with the World Economic Forum, will feature over 40 top industry blockchain experts and influencers.

The inaugural CryptoHQ series will feature immersive talks, panels and engaging workshops exploring a variety of important issues from the blockchain revolution in financial services and its impact on resolving some of the healthcare industry’s most enduring problems. The content series is expected to be heavily attended due to the growing interest in how blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies will revolutionize governance.

“The future of states and governance will be hugely impacted by the use of blockchains. As society moves away from the Westphalian nation state towards a more decentralized borderless organizational structures this places tension on the existing power structure. As we move to governance services on the blockchain however this allows for the billions of people who have never had strong governance before,” said Matthew McKibbin, Co-Founder and Chief Decentralization Officer for DecentraNet.

The Future of Government panel begins at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 24th and features noted speakers, such as Peter Schurman from One Global Democracy, Pia Mancini of Democracy.Earth, Sergei Sergienko from Chronobank, and a representative from the Estonian government.

Matth will also speak alongside esteemed thought-leaders, such as Brock Pierce of Block.One, Bill Tai of Kite VC, Dr. Steven Waterhouse of Orchid Labs, Rik Willard of Agentic and Global Blockchain, Dinis Guarda of Lifesci and Legendergy, Desmond Griffin of Glance Technologies, Crystal Rose of Sensay, John Wise of Loci.io and Bjork. Sophia, the world’s first humanoid robot and global citizen, will also be a featured guest.

CryptoHQ’s venue is located on the main promenade between Hotel Europe and the Belvedere Hotel. To learn more about attending this extraordinary event, contact info@cryptohq.global.

ABOUT MATT MCKIBBIN

Matt is Co-Founder and Chief Decentralization Officer at DecentraNet, a leading blockchain advisory and investment fund. Previously he cofounded D10E, the world’s leading conference on decentralized technologies, philosophies and social organization. He serves as an advisor to Network Society Labs, Humaniq, Securrency, and SocialEvolution and has been involved in several early-stage blockchain startups, including Ubiquity, Trive.news, and Propy, among others. Matt is a leading expert on blockchain technology, and has given over 50 speeches or presentations on Blockchain technology.

ABOUT DECENTRANET

DecentraNet is a full-service blockchain advisory and consultancy serving entrepreneurs with a full suite of done-for-you services, deep industry partnerships, access to capital, and community events.

DecentraNet to Host CryptoHQ During the World Economic Forum in Davos

Presentation to include the social impact of blockchain technology in solving global challenges

Austin, TX, January 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — DecentraNet has announced that the company will host a blockchain content series, CryptoHQ, in Davos, Switzerland between January 22-27th, 2018 in partnership with Bueno Capital. The event will feature over 40 top industry experts and influencers from around the world as hosts and speakers.

Top-notch professionals from traditional industries will discover more about the potential impact of blockchain technology on the world’s most important industries, including financial services, healthcare, infrastructure, energy, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. The CryptoHQ series will feature immersive talks, panels and engaging workshops exploring a variety of important issues from the blockchain revolution in financial services to its impact on resolving some of the healthcare industry’s most enduring problems. Additionally, the event will feature crypto-artists, discussions on culture and diversity in the blockchain ecosystem, and several surprise musical guests.

Sophia, the world’s first humanoid robot and global citizen, will also attend alongside esteemed thought-leaders, such as Brock Pierce of Block.One, Dr. Steven Waterhouse of Orchid Labs, Rik Willard of Agentic and Global Blockchain, Dinis Guarda of Lifesci and Legendergy, Desmond Griffin of Glance Technologies, Crystal Rose of Sensay, John Wise of Loci.io, and art released on the blockchain by Dire Straits artist John Ilsley and UB40’s Brian Travers. DecentraNet’s own co-founders Matthew McKibbin and Ted Moskovitz who will also present on decentralized governance and blockchain technology’s impact on social issues, respectively.

“Davos is the world’s stage for economics and policy, and as blockchain is disrupting every aspect of our monetary and political systems, it is paramount for thought-leaders and experts to advise the world on using this technology for the better. As any technology is always a double-edged sword, DecentraNet’s goals at Davos are to ensure the world’s elite can understand and actively participate in this evolution. Ground-breaking advances in trust systems and value exchange can and must be leveraged for the betterment of humanity rather than its detriment,” said Matthew McKibbin, Co-Founder and Chief Decentralization Officer.

“The renaissance of Blockchain technology enables new solutions to previously intractable global challenges. For the blockchain industry to succeed, relationships and partnerships must be forged with serious stakeholders from powerful legacy industries. Hosting the CryptoHQ content series during the legendary World Economic Forum provides an opportunity for DecentraNet and our partners to educate world leaders about the power of this groundbreaking technology,” said Ted Moskovitz, Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer.CryptoHQ’s venue is located on the main promenade between Hotel Europe and the Belvedere Hotel. To learn more about attending this extraordinary event, contact info@cryptohq.global or the website at www.cryptohq.global.

ABOUT DECENTRANET

DecentraNet is a full-service blockchain advisory and consultancy serving entrepreneurs with a full suite of done-for-you services, deep industry partnerships, access to capital, and community events.

Bueno Capital is a zero to one platform as a service development firm focusing on practical implementation of blockchain technologies and adoption of cryptocurrencies. Comprised of experts in various disciplines, Bueno Capital focuses on tailored solutions for tokenizing ecosystems and generating utility for decentralized platforms. Driven by the innovative boom in the decentralized network economy, Bueno seeks to build value by harnessing blockchain technologies for purpose-driven, social impact ventures, and to provide checks and balances through industry ethics and standards.

SECURRENCY TO PRESENT AT CRYPTOHQ DURING THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS

AUSTIN, TX, January 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Securrency has announced that the company will host a blockchain content series, CryptoHQ, in Davos, Switzerland between January 22-27th, 2018. The event, which though unaffiliated, coincides with the World Economic Forum, will feature over 40 top industry experts and influencers. John will present on The Future of Financial Services & Financial Inclusion panel at Tuesday, January, 23rd at 10:00 a.m. alongside other thought leaders, including Dickson Nsofor and MaoMao Hu of Kora Network, and Gabriel Abed of Bitt.

Top-notch professionals from traditional industries will discover more about the potential impact of blockchain technology on the world’s most important industries, including financial services, healthcare, infrastructure, energy, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. The CryptoHQ series will feature immersive talks, panels and engaging workshops exploring a variety of important issues from the blockchain revolution in financial services to its impact on resolving some of the healthcare industry’s most enduring problems. Additionally, the event will feature crypto-artists, discussions on culture and diversity in the blockchain ecosystem, and several surprise musical guests.

“We’re excited to be part of the financial services conversation and where better than the World Economic Forum. These are exciting times as governments and industry leaders gather to better understand how blockchain is changing financial inclusion. The venture capital world witnessed tremendous change in the past year as initial coin offerings exploded onto the market. Increasingly though, regulators and revenue reporting services are reacting and rightfully so. Compliance, accreditation, KYC, AML, and Bank Secrecy Act requirements must be accounted for during capital formation; no one wants bad actors in the payments and financial services marketplace. Fortunately, today’s technologies create an environment where nefarious activity can be routed out. Securrency was developed from its inception with regulatory compliance at its core. By creating such a marketplace, institutional and qualified capital as defined by individual jurisdictions can now be compliantly matched to equity offerings – Initial Token Offerings (ITO).

As exciting as the now more than $800B cryptocurrency markets are, the $1.4 quadrillion global securities markets are the real difference makers. Putting capital to work in what were previously inaccessible markets is a by-product of our platform. We look forward to collaborating with others at Davos to help transform markets while sharing our vision for ensured access to financial services while at the same time meeting regulatory and reporting requirements,” said John Hensel, Chief Operations Officer of Securrency.

“RegTech is becoming a top issue in the financial services industry and a significant benefit of stabilizing regulation is wider opportunities for inclusion. Our client, Securrency, Inc. has the potential to be the Amazon of Financial Services— efficiently matching capital to opportunity by addressing every aspect of capital formation. In doing so, qualified investors have convenient, secure access to invest in any asset type or investment class. Similarly, investment opportunities which once had limited access to affordable capital can now receive the necessary resources to grow and deliver yield. Capital market services and investor protection rigor can be efficiently paired with emerging technologies and developing world markets. We are very optimistic Securrency’s platform will be well-received and appreciated for exactly what it is: a revolutionary, democratizing technology that will forever change the finance industry,” said Matthew McKibbin, Co-Founder and Chief Decentralization Officer.

Sophia, the world’s first humanoid robot and global citizen, will also attend alongside esteemed thought-leaders, such as Brock Pierce of Block.One, Bill Tai of KiteVC, Dr. Steven Waterhouse of Orchid Labs, Rik Willard of Agentic and Global Blockchain, Dinis Guarda of Lifesci and Legendergy, Desmond Griffin of Glance Technologies, Crystal Rose of Sensay, John Wise of Loci.io, and Bjork. Decentranet’s own Co-Founders Matthew McKibbin and Ted Moskovitz will also present on decentralized governance and blockchain technology’s impact on social issues, respectively.

CryptoHQ’s venue is located on the main promenade between Hotel Europe and the Belvedere Hotel. To learn more about attending this extraordinary event, contact info@cryptohq.global or the website at www.cryptohq.global.

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ABOUT JOHN HENSEL

John Hensel is the COO of Securrency. In 2017, John retired from the US Navy after having served 25 years as a Navy Pilot and Major Defense Acquisition Program Manager. While a program manager at Naval Air Systems Command, he was responsible for the cost, schedule and performance of major weapon system design and fielding for US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft systems. He served as PMA-207 Senior Military Program Manager from 2015-2017, the Navy and Marine Corps program office for all C-130 Hercules and commercial derivative Operational Support Aircraft. He led and managed 260 acquisition professionals in the execution of procurement and sustainment activities in support of a fleet of 182 globally deployed aircraft. In this capacity, he oversaw all management-related issues including human resources, hiring team members, conducting performance reviews, managing budgets, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

From 2012-2015, John served as Director of International Programs for Maritime Aircraft facilitating foreign military sales cases with 15 countries while expertly leading a diverse acquisitions team in the execution of 22 cases valued more than $3.5B including requirements and resourcing definition, case establishment, and management of obligations and expenditures through case closure. John successfully developed multiple customers leading to total portfolio value in excess of $15B. John led a multinational capture team comprised of US and allied service members, Security Cooperation and Embassy team members, and domestic and international industry partners in the program development of several critical combatant commander sponsored procurement and sustainment cases. He led negotiations and engagements at the highest levels of foreign government to include Defense Ministers, Ambassadors, and Service Chiefs.

From 2009-2012, John served as executive officer and squadron commander for Training Squadron TWO (VT-2) in Pensacola, Florida. During a period of platform transition, he restructured the organization with a specific focus on training and administration. He oversaw the safe operations of two different type/model/series aircraft executing more than 35,000 mishap-free flight hours. John led the squadron to the 2011 and 2012 Chief of Naval Operations Safety Awards, the Admiral Goldthwaite Training Excellence Award, and the recognition of the Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal for overall command excellence.

John and his family live in Dubai, UAE where he leads the establishment of Securrency, Inc. operations in the Middle East Region.